McMurry University hit 20-of-24 free throws in the second half to overcome a 39-36 halftime deficit and slipped past the University of the Ozarks 75-69 in American Southwest Conference play Tuesday night.

The Eagles (5-7, 4-4) held a narrow 3-point advantage at the half and limited McMurry (7-5, 5-3) to only one lead in the first 20 minutes of action.

Ozarks jumped out to a 12-7 lead when Ted Beard converted two free throws at the 15:08 mark. McMurry battled back to take a 15-14 lead with 12:53 left.

Ozarks then made a nice run when Chris Clark made a 3-pointer and Chris Williams hit a jumper and a free throw to give Ozarks a 23-17 advantage with 10:07 remaining. Ozarks pushed its advantage to as many as seven points on two occasions, but McMurry narrowed the gap going into halftime.

Ozarks had the lead for most of the second half, including a 67-64 advantage after Habeeb Kareem scored on a layup with 2:31 left.